Tamarugal Province

Tamarugal Province (Spanish: Provincia de Tamarugal) is one of two provinces in the northern Chilean region of Tarapacá. The capital is the city of Pozo Almonte.

Tamarugal Province Provincia de Tamarugal
Province
Salar de Coposa
Seal
Location in the Tarapacá Region
Tamarugal Province Location in Chile
Coordinates: 20°15′34″S 69°47′10″W
Country	Chile
Region	Tarapacá
Capital	Pozo Almonte
Communes	List of 5: Pozo Almonte Huara Pica Camiña Colchane
Government [1]
• Type	Provincial
• Presidential Provincial Delegate	Luz Eliana González Millas (Comunes)
Area [2]
• Total	39,390.5 km2 (15,208.8 sq mi)
• Rank	1
Population  (2012 Census)[2]
• Total	20,053
• Rank	2
• Density	0.51/km2 (1.3/sq mi)
• Urban	11,876
• Rural	10,655
Sex [2]
• Men	14,175
• Women	8,356
Time zone	UTC-4 (CLT[3])
• Summer (DST)	[[UTC-3 ] postal_code_type =]] (CLST[4])
Area code	56 + 57
Website	Government of Tamarugal

Name

The province is named after Pampa del Tamarugal. Spanish name:

• Provincia de Tamarugal: Used by the government of the province.
• Provincia del Tamarugal: Used by the government of Chile.^[5] Derived from the name El Tamarugal.
• Provincia El Tamarugal: Derived from the name El Tamarugal.

Geography and demography

According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 39,390.5 km² (15,209 sq mi) and had a population of 22,531 inhabitants (14,175 men and 8,356 women). It is the seventh largest and ninth least populated province in the country with a population density of 0.6/km² (2/sq mi). Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 63.5% (8,748 persons).^[2]

Administration

The province is administered by a presidentially appointed delegate. Luz Eliana González Millas was appointed by president Gabriel Boric.

Communes

As a province, Tamarugal is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further subdivided into five communes (comunas).

Commune	Area (km2)[2]	2002[2] population	Density (km2)	Government website[6]
Pozo Almonte (Capital)	13,765.8	10,830	0.8	link
Pica	8,934.3	6,178	0.7	link
Huara	10,474.6	2,599	0.2	link
Colchane	4,015.6	1,649	0.4	link
Camiña	2,200.2	1,275	0.6	none
Province	39,390.5	22,531	0.6	link

References

1. "Gobierno de Chile: Gobernadores". Government of Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
2. "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF) (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
3. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
4. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
5. "Tarapacá: Plaza de Justicia atendió a usuarios de la Provincia del Tamarugal - Ministerio de Justicia - Gobierno de Chile". www.minjusticia.gob.cl. Archived from the original on 2015-10-16.
6. "Asociacion Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2011.

External links

• (in Spanish) Government of Tamarugal